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The band Martin Berglund & Stödorkestern, hailing from Kalmar, released this catchy rock tune in June. It’s an uplifting song with black humour from a band who nurtures the tradition from Swedish rock artists like Ulf Lundell, Eldkvarn and Lars Winnerbäck in the best way. They released the debut album “Din ungdom ska aldrig dö” in 2013 and last year the EP “Jag sköt konungen på bänken i väntan på dig”.

Martin Berglund & Stödorkestern’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

In February I presented the first track from the trio Magic Potion, and they announced an EP later in Spring. The EP, “Melt”, was released last month and served four tracks with incredibly charming reel-to-reel-tape-produced garage pop songs. Here are two of them.

Magic Potions hemsida – på Facebook – på Spotify – på Apple Music

While Humfree Bug Art are working on their next album, several of the members are taking the opportunity to dive into side projects. Fredrik Forell and Sebastian Svensson Nylin express their newly won love for samplers in their electronica project Rööd, and in June they released the second EP “Segersånger”. Here they experiment with ambient soundscapes which feel playfully distorted in various ways, often with a vaudeville or cirkus vibe. Maybe is this what happens if you forget your collection of arpeggios in the sizzling, hot summer sun?

Rööd på Facebook – på Spotify – på Apple Music

In April I wrote about It’s For Us and their single “Wish Things Were Better“. Last month they released another song and video from their upcoming EP. It’s called “Not Enough” and is another piece of great postpunk, this time tinged with a bit of indie pop.

It’s For Us on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music – on Soundcloud

Behind this dreamy, beautiful indie pop track, “Neverland”, we find the trio Tiny Union. Joakim Persson, Isabella Sohlberg and Gustav Lövstrand are based in Stockholm, where they recorded the song in the studio Lärkskogen with Markus Eriksson as a producer, but they all have their roots on the Swedish west coast. “Neverland” is their debut single.

Tiny Union på Facebook – på Spotify – på Apple Music